Touro’s Graduate School of Education welcomed its second cohort of Holmes Master’s candidates. The Holmes program, administered by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), guides students who self-identify as racially and ethnically diverse as they pursue graduate degrees in education. “Usually underprivileged and historically under-represented students have trouble navigating educational programs on the master’s and doctoral levels in the educational field,” stated Dr. William Cook, Associate Director of the Lander Center for Educational Research at Touro’s Graduate School of Education, and director of the Holmes Master’s program at Touro. “The Holmes Scholars programs will alleviate that by providing guidance and support to our Holmes Masters as they become leaders in the field of education.”